Swap rate with coupons

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Suppose you were given the following information about the prices of zero-bond coupons, all with a maturity of $1$:

The price of a $1$ year zero-coupon bond is $0.943$.

The price of a $2$ year zero-coupon bond is $W$.

If the above prices describe the current term structure and assuming that at time $0$, the constant notional level swap rate is $0.065826$, what is the value of $W$?

My attempt:

$$R = \frac{1 - P_{t_n}}{\sum_{i = 1}^{n} P_{t_i}} = \frac{1 - W}{0.943 + W}$$

But this is $0.065826$ so

$$\frac{1 - W}{0.943 + W} = 0.065826$$

This gives that $W = 0.88$.

Is this correct? It can't be that simple, can it? Any assistance is appreciated.